What’s wrong with the kid saying his knee hurts?



Knee pain in children can be seen in normal people, but it can also be caused by trauma, synovitis and other factors, the patient should consult a doctor in time to clarify the cause of the disease and then treatment.

1. Physiological situation: children’s growing pains and excessive activities can cause knee pain.

(1) Growing pains: children in the active period of growth and development, if the knee pain occurs at night, no other discomfort should be considered growing pains, usually no special treatment.

(2) Excessive activity: If a child has a history of long-distance running or squatting before the onset of knee pain, it should be considered to be lactic acid buildup caused by excessive exercise that leads to joint pain, and such children should maintain adequate rest without special treatment.

2. Trauma: If a child has a history of trauma before the onset of knee pain, and there are obvious wounds in the local area, it should be considered that the knee pain is caused by trauma, and the wounds should be treated under the guidance of the doctor.

3. Synovitis: Inflammatory changes in the synovial membrane caused by various factors, which occur in the knee joint, will have symptoms such as joint swelling, pain, limited movement, and increased local skin temperature.